/*
 * File    : IPRange.java
 * Created : 05-Mar-2004
 * By      : parg
 * 
 * Azureus - a Java Bittorrent client
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details ( see the LICENSE file ).
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

package org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ipfilter;

/**
 * @author parg IPRange instances implement Comparable. Rules are identical start+end IPs
 */

public interface IPRange extends Comparable {
    public String getDescription();

    public void setDescription(String str);

    /**
     * For a range to be usable it has to be valid. To make it valid you have to call checkValid. Failure to do so will leave newly created ranges as
     * invalid and therefore checks won't be made against it!!!!
     */

    public void checkValid();

    public boolean isValid();

    public boolean isSessionOnly();

    public String getStartIP();

    public void setStartIP(String str);

    public String getEndIP();

    public void setEndIP(String str);

    public void setSessionOnly(boolean sessionOnly);

    public boolean isInRange(String ipAddress);

    public void delete();
}
